Senior Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Define the direction for Storage, Stream, and Frontend, encompassing product priorities, justifications, and criteria for business success.

• Lead and expand teams within Storage, Stream, and Frontend, overseeing both product and engineering functions.

• Mentor and nurture engineering leads, fostering increased ownership throughout the organization.

• Steer teams through architectural decisions and technical compromises.

• Uphold high engineering standards concerning reliability, scalability, security, and operational performance.

• Develop planning and delivery methodologies that enable rapid and sustainable execution.

• Collaborate with Growth, Support, senior leadership, and engineering teams to convert customer needs into actionable priorities.

• Provide clarity amidst trade-offs, incidents, and shifts in strategy.

• Leverage data and customer insights to inform priorities, engineering choices, and growth strategies.

• Thoughtfully integrate AI to enhance team efficiency and work quality while preserving human judgment and accountability.

• Oversee three teams and facilitate the evolution of Storage, Stream, and Frontend products at scale.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience managing one or more products from inception to completion, including customer discovery, strategy, delivery, adoption, and growth.

• Experience in leading multiple teams while directing priorities and resolving challenging decisions.

• Background in storage, streaming, CDN/edge, developer platforms, or closely related experience.

• Strong technical acumen across distributed systems, architecture, and decision-making trade-offs.

• Capability to link engineering decisions with customer value, adoption, and growth.

• Developer experience oriented mindset, with instances of enhancing tooling, platforms, or workflows.

• Proficiency in articulating a clear vision, simplifying complex subjects, and engaging in detailed technical discussions.

• History of providing clear feedback, establishing high standards, and cultivating individuals into greater ownership roles.

• Comfort in operating without a predefined playbook, identifying root causes, and implementing solutions.

• Experience guiding a product or platform from concept through launch and ongoing adoption is a plus.

• Metrics awareness and practical decision-making are advantageous.

• Entrepreneurial spirit and readiness to experiment are beneficial.

• Must be located in Europe, ideally within CET ±3 hours.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% flexible working hours.

• Remote-first work environment with no offices or commuting required.

• Three-night voucher for visiting the headquarters.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with global coverage.

• 25 vacation days plus one additional loyalty day per year, capped at a total of 30 days, in addition to local public holidays.

• Meeting-free Thursdays.

• Annual €500 budget for home office expenses.

• Paid sick leave.

• Paid parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents and 8 weeks for non-birthing parents, with local statutory top-ups where applicable.

• Annual company retreat.

• Employee Stock Option Plan starting at 0.01% equity.

• Access to mental health resources and support through BetterHelp.com.

• Annual €480 wellness budget.

• Annual €500 educational budget for books, seminars, or online courses.

• Annual subscriptions to Apple, Spotify, or YouTube Premium.